2019 California RV Show – New Location and Things to Know Before You Go

10 days, 40+ Manufacturers, and over 1,300 RVs all in one place. The California RV Show is one of the largest and longest RV Shows in the U.S.

Attending an RV show of this size is a great way to see a huge selection of RVs all in one place and talk to the RV manufacturers.

The 2019 California RV Show will be held at a new location: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana with free parking. For those of you who have attended this RV show in the past, you may know it as the Pomona RV Show.

It is the best RV show in Southern California and one we highly recommend. We have been to the show four years and hope to make it five soon.

Our CA RV Show Experiences

Shopping for a Class A Motorhome

2014 was the first year we attended the Pomona RV Show. At the time, Kait and I were shopping for our first RV. The show was held at the Pomona Fairgrounds and the cost of admission was $10/person plus $10 to park.

We went in hopes of seeing a wide array of different motorhomes side by side so we could compare and find that perfect motorhome for us.

A few dealers had demo RVs that you can take out for a drive. We took a Tiffin Allegro Bus out for a test drive, the first time either of us had ever been in an RV that large (the “Bus” is 42′ long). After the ride we were sold on wanting a big Class A RV.

It was extremely helpful to be able to walk from one model to another and compare each one without having to drive from one RV dealer to another.

Shopping for a Class B Camper Van

In 2016, we returned to the California RV Show to shop for a smaller RV. To learn more about what it was like to live full time in a Class A motorhome and our decision to downsize, check out my book, Tales From the Open Road.

This video will give you an idea of what the RV Show was like when it was held at the Pomona Fairgrounds.

There was a wide selection of small RVs at the California RV Show. Watch the video below to see some of the highlights.

About Author

Joe Russo

I love coffee, motorcycles, cars and pretty much anything that is mechanical. My tools are some of my most prized possessions. Kait calls me her "handyman" and I try my hardest to live up to that. When the RV needs a fixin', you bet I'll be ready. We've been living out of an RV since 2015 and you can learn more about our journey in my book series about RV Living.

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Steffan Rhoads

The retro brave is cool: my parents bought a 22′ brave back in ’73 that we put something like 13,000 miles on that summer. We drove the entire perimeter of the US dipping up & down across the Canadian border as we drove East (after leaving So Cal for Victoria).

Tons of memories. Very sorry not to have figured out to do that with my family but will retire at our earliest and get going. Still stuck on the brave but will probably build my own from a 24/26′ stepvan. (the vans are just a bit too limited) for me.)

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